2025 September Rickies

11th September 2025 at 11:50am

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Connected #561: The Rickies (September 2025) (show notes)

🥇 Regular Picks

Host	Pick	Score
Federico	Regular	"Apple introduces a new "thin" iPhone model"	1
Myke	Regular	"Apple has a new case option to replace FineWoven"	1
Stephen	Regular	"The iPhone Pro and Pro Max have different camera systems"	0
Federico	Regular	"The Pro iPhones have a wider, rectangular camera bar on the back"	1
Myke	Regular	"The Apple Watch Ultra finally goes to '3'"	1
Stephen	Regular	"Apple announces AirPods Pro 3"	1

⚠️ Risky Picks

Host	Pick	Score
Federico	Risky	"The new iPhone 17 Pro devices have additional Apple Intelligence features"	1
	"They have more RAM than other iPhones and can run on-device models faster." "The 17 Pros can run the 7B version of Apple Foundation Model on-device" "The 17 Pros get new image and/or camera related AI features"
Myke	Risky	"Apple announces the iPhone Air"	-1
	"It weighs between 146-148 grams." "It does not have the worst quoted battery life of the 17 line (equal or better than 17)." "It is more expensive than the Pro."
Stephen	Risky	"The iPhone Pro and Pro Max come in a unique finish"	-1
	"It refracts/reflects light." "It has a rainbow effect as light passes over it." "Apple calls the finish 'Glass'."

🏆 Scores

Federico: 3
Myke: 1
Stephen: 0

💪 Flexie Picks

Host	Pick	Score
Stephen	Flexie	"The Apple Watch Ultra Series 3 has a larger screen than the Ultra 2"	1
Stephen	Flexie	"iOS 26 gets a release date of the week of September 15"	1
Stephen	Flexie	"Apple releases a new external iPhone battery"	1
Stephen	Flexie	"Joz introduces the Pro iPhones in a dark setting"	1
Stephen	Flexie	"Apple announces AirTags 2"	0
Stephen	Flexie	"The iPhone Air is the "one more thing""	0
Federico	Flexie	"Apple has a new "lanyard" accessory for iPhone"	1
Federico	Flexie	"AirTags 2 feature new-generation UWB technology"	0
	Tweaked after it turned ultra wide band was, in fact, a feature of AirTags from the beginning.
Federico	Flexie	"Apple announces partnership with Google for Gemini"	0
Federico	Flexie	"All iPhones have a ProMotion display"	1
Federico	Flexie	"Some of the new iPhones have a redesigned thermal system"	1
Federico	Flexie	"All iPhones have an improved selfie camera"	1
Federico	Flexie	"The back of the Pro iPhones looks different"	1
Federico	Flexie	"Shortcuts' "Use Model" action for AI is mentioned/shown on screen"	0
Federico	Flexie	"iOS 26 comes out on Monday, September 15th"	1
Myke	Flexie	"No iPhone colour has the word 'orange' in its name"	0
Myke	Flexie	"The iPhone line is called '17'"	1
Myke	Flexie	"iPhone 17 Air has a ProMotion display"	1
Myke	Flexie	"iPhone Air bumper case"	1
Myke	Flexie	"Matte display for the Pro iPhone"	0
Myke	Flexie	"New headband for the Vision Pro"	0
Myke	Flexie	"The iPhone 17 Air is pulled from an envelope"	0
Myke	Flexie	"Apple specifically calls out the blood oxygen features of the Apple Watch"	1
	Well, it appeared in the keynote at least.
Myke	Flexie	"The 17 line is all made of aluminium"	1
	Myke successfully argues that this doesn't include the iPhone Air, as it's not numbered... despite getting leniency about "Air" vs "17 Air" earlier. (It helps that it doesn't affect things too much.)
Myke	Flexie	"iOS 26 comes out on Tuesday, September 16th"	0
Myke	Flexie	"No date for macOS Tahoe"	0
Stephen	Flexie	"There is an iPhone Pro that is orange by the eye"	1
Stephen	Flexie	"There is an iPhone Pro that is copper by the eye"	0
Federico	Flexie	"The new iPhone Pro color is called Tangerine"	0
Myke	Flexie	"The new iPhone colour is called Rust"	0
Stephen	Flexie	"The new iPhone Pro color is called Copper"	0
Federico	Flexie	"The iPhone Air is introduced with a video that makes it appear from behind an iPhone 17 Pro laying flat on a surface"	0
Myke	Flexie	"Tim Cook says 'iPhone 17 Air' before anyone else"	0

💸 Flexie Scores

Stephen: 55.6% (5/9)
Federico: 54.5% (6/11)
Myke: 38.5% (5/13)

Myke donates $225 to, where else, St. Jude for September.

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